Combined match safe and igniting device



J. E. NEAHR. COMBINED MATCH SAFE AND IGNITING DEVICE. APPEICATION FILEDosc.2e, 1918.

1,432,889. Patented Oct. 24, 1922.

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Patented Get. 2 2, 1922.

JACOB n. NEAHR, or NEW Yon-K, n. Y.

commune MATCH SiZiFEAND IGNITING DEVICE.

Application filed. December 26, 1818. Serial No. 268,320.

T 0 11M whom it may concern:

Be it known that .l, 'JAoon E. Nnnrnua citizen of the United States,residing in the city, county, and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Combined Match Safes and IgnitingDevices, of whichthe following is a specification. i

Certain features of thepresent invention relate to match-safes combinedwith matchigniting devices, and are in the nature of improvements overmy Patent No. 1,144,612, and my application No. 250,945 (nowPatent No.1,335,012, dated March 30,1920), in which the matches are struck uponthe outer strip of a coil of igniting material, and in which the exposedportion of the strip may be torn off when used up.

One of the fea'tures of'the present improvements relates to lncreasingthe durability of the strip. The strip, according to the presentimprovements, is coated with igniting material upon both its outer andinner sides, thereby doublingv its life. This improved strip is coiledwithin the drum, which may generally resemble the drum set forth in saidapplication No. 250,945. The strip is drawn out throughan aperture 111the wall of the drum, and wound around the drum and secured by a clip.This clip, insteadof being set. off. to one side of the aperture, as insaid application, may be ar ranged to bear upon the strip at both sidesof the aperture. Hence, it is rendered convenient to leave exposedeither of the faces of-the strip when winding the same around the drum;that is, the strip may be wound either to theleft or right as it emergesfrom the aperture, and,"in either case, it may be held by the centralclip. Hence, after the first exposed face of the outer winding is usedup,.it may be released from the clip and wound around'the drum in .theopposite direction, and resecured by the clip, whereby an entirely freshmatch-igniting surface is brought into use without withdrawing a newportion of strip from the drum, so that the life of the coil is doubled;Another featureof the presehtrmprovements relates to the cap surmountingthe drum which contains the coil. This drum in said applicationN0..250,94.-5' is held down upon a base by means of an interiorconnection, which is in the form of a-box and serves as a match-safe.This box extends down withinthe coil and has at its upper end a cap tocatch over the top edge of the drum, and at its lower end. a threadwhereby it is threaded into the base, thereby drawing down the drum uponthe base. In said application, the box and cap are integral, so that itis found to be prohibitive to form this member of gold or other finemetal, owing to the great cost. According to the present improvements,the box portion or body of the matclrsafe, which is concealed within thedrum and pedestal, may be made of inferior metal, while the cap, whichsur mounts said body and is attached thereto, may be made of fine metal;the. cap preferably having an annular enlargement or flange at its lowerend to telescope over the top of the box and thereby make the interiorwall .of the cap flush with the interior of the box or safe.

Another feature of the invention resides in confining the exposedwinding of strip more effectively between the flanges which projectbelow and above the same, the lower flange being formed inthe drum andthe upper flange belonging to the cap. In said application, the cliphinge is supported by "is to reduce the amount of this clear space'andthereby avoid substantial upward displacement of the strip. there isprovided a novel for holding the clip.

For this purpose, bracket or mount This bracket may be made of a piece.of sheet-metal, and may, comprise a mam portion fastened against thewall Tv'ltlllll the drum.

From the top ofthis main portion, there is bent outwardly a leaf, fromwhich are bent downwardly ears to carry the pivot of the clip.

This leaf is so thin that is occupies very little space, therebysubstantially diminishing the distance between the top of the ignit ingstrip and the bottom of the confining head of the cap.

.In said application. the lower portion of the match box has threadsrolled there n to engage a threaded nipple rising'from the base, sothat, by turning the box around, the cap may be made to bear down uponthe drumland force the same downwardly, together. with the pedestal,which is thus firmly secured to the base. One of the objectsof thepresent invention is to render the match box suitablefor matches ofdiffer:

igniting coil. t Figure mind ent lengths, and to this end an adjustablebottom is provided. This may he in the form of a shallow hoX, havingthreads rolled in the side walls thereof, to fit within-the threadswhich (as above explained) are rolled into the hottoln'ot'themainportionor body of the match box. This bottom may he rotated to raiseo'rlowerthe same independently, and thereby accommodate it to matchesofdifferent heights. Otheriieatures and advantages inafter' appear.'lntheaccompanying drawings,

Figure]. isa side elevation, showing novel features of the igniting;coil, and-'the means uponwhich it is supported.

fFigurc '2 is'a sectionalfragmentary elewill i he re ration to show thepreferred liormo i support torthe clip "forthe igniting coil.

Figure 3 is a sectional elevation-of parts seen at'Fi ure 1. I

Figure 4 is av fragmentary side elevation of parts of the pre'ferredforms of clip mountings seen at Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional plan ofthe matchsa'te, coilandilrumutoillustrate the outer winding o'tthe igniting; strip carried around thedrum in one direction.

:Finureh is a perspectn e view otthe-prelerred form of mounting for theclip for the 7 is a. view similar to Figure 5,but showing; the outerwinding of strip carried around in the opposite direction-from Figure toexpose the other i ace thereof'for use.

Figure 8 is apersp-ective view of a novel match-igniting coil,constituting a separate article or manufacture.

terial 'll entirely covering A match-ignitingcoil 10 has igniting maoneside or surface thereof. and ignitlngg material 12 en- 'tircly coatingthe other side thereol ,Figure S. This coil may he placed within at drum'13, which may correspond substantially with the drum disclosed in saidapplication No.

950,945, and may have an aperture 13 tl'lrougrh which the stripdO-may bepaid out. A clip to hold the tip of the expose d winding o'listrip mayconsist otlizupair oflegs 14 pivoted at their upper ends-at lowit-hincars 16 provided upon the exterior oft-he drum; and they may carry'attheir lower ends a roller 17 to spring'under ahead 18 at the bottom edgeor floor ofthedrum 13.

At Figure 5, the strip is shown as broughtoutthrouo h said apertnre 13and carried to the left entirely around the drum far enough to overlapsaidapert-ure, where it is .clipped by-the members 14.. After theeyposed surface of the strip becomes worn off, the clip maybe released andthis outer winding maybe loosened and'carried around inreversedirection, as atI Figure I7, and re- .eng-aged hy the clip, thusfdouhling, the lite of this winding. After both sides have thus beenused, a fresh portion of the strip may he pulled out through the opening13 and wound in either direction around the drum andsubsequentlyreversed, and so on.

Said drum 13 surmounts a cylindrical pedestal 1'9, whichmay be integralwith the head 18 and drum 13, and may rest upon a seat 520 formed upon a"base 21. This drum is held down upon the hasehy means of an interiorhollow device 22, which, constitutes a match lUOX arranged within thecoil 10 of match-igniting strip and extending 'down into thepedestallf). Thisinatch'box'has an annular oapQSto rest-111 11 the top edge ofthe drum 123; anddn'the'hOttmn o'f'the match box are rolled'threads 2'l,to fit threads in a nipple 25 which risesifrom the base 11 within thepedestal '19.; so that, byturning 'the matchbox around'the cap 23 iscaused to; serve as a clamp, for forcing: the drum and pedestaldown'firnily-upon'thebase 21.

The main .portion of the match box E22 compriseswafhollow cylinder, uponwhich is low horror cup, comprising afloor 2'9 and a trylin dricalthreads at 31 -to fitthe. inner faces of the threads 24 rolled in'thematchbox 22-. This device 29, 30 maybe rotated up and down to varythe,position of the "floor'FZQ. and therehy accommodate -Inatches ofdifferent lengths. There inayhe pressed'inthe'hottom of. the loox'atransverse'nick'32, toaccolnmodate a screw-driver which maybe insertedfrom the topoi the device to raise or lower theifloor. v

I At Figure 6 is shown a novel mounting for the clip which holdstheigniting strip, said'mounting or'hracket comprising apair oi werticalinner plates 33, one upon each side of the egress opening'18 so that thestrip can .he led outihetween saidplates. Theseplates .Figures 2 and-t-that the learancebetween the top ofthe strip .10,. and the head "37formed upon the cap} 23,*is so slight asto be negligible; while the elipis, nevertheless.

" mly upported hecause of'the substantial width of the'lea-f'3t.

side muse, which has rolled and coil, and a base, said match box havingan annular ornamental cap to bear down on said drum, and having at itslower end a threaded connection withsaid base to hold the drum down uponthe base, saidcap being of more precious metal than the box and attachedto the top thereof.

'2. The combination of a drum for containing acoil of match-ignitingstrip, a. match box extending down within the drum and coil, and a base,said match box having an annular ornamental cap to bear down on saiddrum, and having at its lower end a threaded connection with said baseto hold the drum down uponthe base, said cap being of more preciousmetal than the box and attached to the top thereof, the cap flange whichhaving an interior brim or fits over the top of the match box.

3. The combination of a drum for containing a .coil of matcl1-ignitingstrip, a match box extending down within the drum and coil, and a base,said match box having an annular ornamental cap to bear down on saiddrum, and having at its lower end a threaded connection with said baseto hold the drum down upon the base, said cap being of more preciousmetal than the box and attached to. the top thereof, the cap having aninterior brim or flange which fits over the top of the match box, thewall of the brim or flange being flush with the wall of the match box.

4. In combination, drum to contain a coil of matchigniting strip, a boxinserted within said drum and having an annular cap to bear down uponthe drum, the body of said box being in the form of a shell open at itsbottom, threads rolled into the bottom of said shell, a base engaged bysaid threads for enabling the cap to hold the drum down upon the base,and an adjustable fioor having threads to engage the threads in saidshell.

5. In combination, a drum to contain a coil of match-igniting strip, abox inserted. within said. drum and having an annular cap to bear downupon the drum, the body of said box being a shell open at its bottom,threads rolled into the bottom of said shell, a base engaged by saidthreads for enabling the cap to hold the drum down upon the base, and anadjustable floor in the form of a shallow box having threads rolled inits sides to engage the inner surfaces of the threads in said box,whereby the floor may be screwed up or down.

6. The combination of a drum to contain a coil of ignition strip, and aclip pivoted thereon for retaining an outer winding of the strip, saiddrum having upper and lower flanges to confine the strip againstedgewise displacement, and said clip being pivoted upon a mounting whichcomprises a thin leaf projecting from the drum be tween the strip andthe upper flange, a plate being bent down from the inner end of saidleaf and fastened against the interior surface of the drum, and earsbent down from the outer port-ion of said leaf to carry the pivot ofsaid clip.

JACOB E. NEAHR.

\Vitnesses ELLA A. JoLInoN, JENNIE P. THORNE.

